Dancing at Lughnasa
1998 · Movie · PG · 96 min · ★ 6.0 · 59% critics
In 1930s rural Ireland, five unmarried sisters try to hold their household together while money worries, family tensions, and outside pressures close in. It’s a quiet, character-focused drama about everyday struggles, brief joys, and the bonds that keep people going.
Based on Dancing at Lughnasa
Also known as Danser à Lughnasa
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Details
- Years
- 1998
- Release date
- 1998-09-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Critic score
- 59/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (54 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy intimate, bittersweet family dramas with a strong sense of place, like September or The Whales of August; Not for you if you want a fast-moving story or clear-cut payoffs.
Pros: strong ensemble acting; rich Irish atmosphere; moving family moments | Cons: very slow pace; thin plot; emotionally downbeat
Themes
- sibling relationship
- narration
- dementia
- based on play or musical
- sister
- slice of life
- rural area
- motorcycle
- ireland
- catholic priest
- spinsters
- 1930s
- +4 more
Awards & recognition
- Laurence Olivier Awards
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Cast & crew
Meryl Streep
as Kate Mundy
Catherine McCormack
as Christina 'Chrissy' Mundy
Brid Brennan
as Agnes 'Aggie' Mundy
Kathy Burke
as Margaret 'Maggie' Mundy
Sophie Thompson
as Rose 'Rosie' Mundy
Michael Gambon
as Father Jack Mundy
Rhys Ifans
as Gerry Evans
Lorcan Cranitch
as Danny Bradley
- DJ
Darrell Johnston
as Michael 'Mike' Mundy
John Kavanagh
as Father Carlin
Directed by Pat O'Connor